En junio, la Agencia de Transporte del Área de Kansas City (KCATA) comenzará a cobrar nuevamente por viajar en autobús. Prometió que los pasajes gratuitos continuarán para algunas personas, pero aún no ha publicado un plan para ellas. Los proveedores sin fines de lucro y los pasajeros están preocupados de que, mientras tanto, algunas personas se queden sin cobertura.

A group of Independence residents opposed to a massive data center is gearing up to force a public vote on it. But the city argues approving their petition would violate its governing rules.

A Senate committee heard testimony Wednesday on legislation that would require watermarks on AI-generated content and target chatbots that provide mental health advice.

Cody Khork, a student at Webster University, was a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve and stationed in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. He was killed alongside five other service members in the war with Iran.

Passed by Republican lawmakers last year, Amendment 4 would require a majority of voters in every Missouri congressional district to approve a proposed constitutional amendment for it to pass. That would allow a small minority of voters to defeat petition campaigns.

One of the changes made on the Senate side includes removing almost $15 million toward improving the Missouri Capitol. Now the legislation returns to the Missouri House for a vote.

The Republican bills would separate public restrooms and changing rooms by sex as assigned at birth, rather than gender identity. Transgender Missourians testified that the measures would put them at greater risk of assault.

The proposal would allow renters to pay their monthly rent in multiple payments so long as all is paid in full and on time.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will start charging people to ride the bus again in June. It promised free fares would continue for some people, but it hasn’t released a plan for them. Nonprofit providers and riders are concerned that people will fall through the cracks in the meantime.

Multiple Kansas law enforcement organizations came out against the bill. They want stiff penalties for crimes using weapons like short-barreled shotguns and guns with suppressors.

Two transgender men from Lawrence filed a lawsuit last week to stop the new Kansas law from taking effect. Hundreds of transgender residents were told their IDs are immediately invalid and must be replaced.

Despite cries that it was “performative politics,” Chair Manny Abarca said the plan puts the county on record as opposing “the caging of people.” A second measure that would have barred federal immigration agents from wearing masks was held for legal concerns.